The London O2 Arena is one of the prestigious concert centres in the world with a number of high-profile superstars who have thrilled and shut down the legendary arena.
As historical as the events centre is, Nigerian entertainers from the music industry and comedy have had a number of groundbreaking appearances and shows of their own at the Arena.
As historical as the events centre is, Nigerian entertainers from the music industry and comedy have had a number of groundbreaking appearances and shows of their own at the Arena.
Quite a number of Nigerian superstars have graced the O2 Arena stage some as guest artists others as main headliners.
Africanglitz.com takes a look at some of the Nigerian entertainers who have had their shows at the historical London O2 Arena.
1. D’Banj
Legendary music superstar D’Banj is one of the Nigerian early headliners of concerts at the O2 Arena. He has had two concerts at the Arena, his first came in 2009 in the Mo’hits days with a sold-out show where he thrilled the audience with several of his hit songs. D’Banj’s second show at the iconic O2 Arena came in 2019 where he dished out energetic performances but he didn’t do this alone this time, he had stars Artists like Runtown, Slimcase, Sona, SK, and others.
Watch highlights of his 2019 event below:
2 2Baba Idibia
2Baba Idibia had his Buckwyld and Breathless show at the legendary O2 Indigo Arena in 2011, where he treated his fans with quite a number of his hit songs and amazing performances. Watch show promo below:
3. Basketmouth
Baskemouth emerged as the first Nigerian comedian to have his comedy show Lord of the Ribs at the London O2 Indigo Arena.
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4. Tiwa Savage –
Indigo at the O2 Arena In 2018 former Mavin first lady, Tiwa Savage emerged as the first Nigerian female artist to headline her first major UK concert at the 3,000 capacity Indigo at the O2 Arena tagged the ‘The Savage Tour’ and days before the event, tickets were already sold out.
She also had her former Mavin label mates and boss perform at the concert. Watch highlights of the show below:
5. Davido
Davido sold out the main bowl of the 20,000 capacity London O2 Arena in 2018, even though some critics said he didn’t actually sell out the arena. The Risky crooner proved his critics wrong when he shared a message where the customer service center confirmed he sold out the venue and performed for 20,000 fans. Watch the highlights below:
6. Burna Boy
Burna Boy also shuts down the full capacity London O2 Arena earlier this year, he wowed the fans when he brought Rema on stage to come and thrill the fans with him.
7. Wizkid
Wizkid emerged as the first Nigerian artiste to sell out the 20,000 capacity London O2 Arena in May 2018 when he had his Afrorepublik concert. He has had other sold-out concerts at the Arena but his recent Made In Lagos show was the king of all Nigerian artists concert at the O2 Arena, where he gave chance to quite a number of new stars to grace the historical stage. He also had quite a number of international stars perform on the stage with him.
